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| Tommie Carlisle (left), coordinator for USA Health Services operations, drops off donations from the USA Physicians Group for McKemie Place, an overnight shelter for homeless women. Also shown are Tiffany Moffet and Tonny Algood, who serves as the executive director and local pastor of McKemie Place. |
The University of South Alabama Physicians Group was recently involved in a service project with McKemie Place, the region's only overnight shelter for single homeless women.
Donations were collected from departments within the USA Physicians Group for the shelter's backpack program. Necessities such as toiletry and clothing items were placed in the backpacks and delivered to McKemie Place, where they will be given to women who visit the shelter.
Rev. Tonny Algood, who serves as the executive director and the local pastor for McKemie Place, said the shelter relies heavily on community support. Since McKemie Place was founded in 2007, the 65-bed shelter has provided a place for numerous women to stay overnight. In addition to providing shelter, McKemie Place also offers counseling and job search support.
For more information or to make a donation, call (251) 432-1122 or visit http://mckemieplace.org/.
